WA State EHDDI Learning Community Fall Seminar 2021

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FRIDAY, October 22, 2021, 12:30-3:30pm

12:30-2:00pm

Title: Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Presenter: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

Description: This presentation will provide information about the prevalence, characteristics, and trajectory of hearing in children with unilateral hearing loss. We will also discuss outcomes in hearing and language development in these children based on recent research. Given the uncertainty and variation in clinical practices, we will briefly address parent perspectives on their needs and discuss intervention recommendations.

Learning Objectives: As a result of participating in this webinar, participants should be able to:

Describe key clinical characteristics of children identified with unilateral hearing loss
Explain outcomes in auditory and spoken language development for early identified children with unilateral hearing loss
Identify current practices and challenges in the intervention of young children with unilateral hearing loss

Biosketch: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick is Full Professor in Audiology/Speech-language Pathology at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Ottawa. Her clinical research interests are related to interventions and outcomes in both children and adults with hearing disorders. Elizabeth worked for more than 20 years as a clinical audiologist and listening and spoken language therapist. Her current research is related to the epidemiology of childhood hearing loss and interventions and outcomes in both children and adults with hearing loss. She is currently leading a Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded study on the impact of unilateral and mild bilateral hearing loss in children. Elizabeth was the Editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (2012-2015) and an Associate Editor with the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. She is on the Board of Directors of the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss. Elizabeth has authored 3 books and published numerous scientific articles on pediatric hearing.

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick receives an honorarium for this presentation and has no other financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

2:00-3:30pm

Title: Genetic Causes of Hearing Loss: inheritance, testing technologies, and clinical impact

Presenter: Ryan Carlson

Description: This talk will begin with an overview of the fundamentals of human genetics and inheritance, as illustrated by families with hearing loss who are participants in our studies. Then we will discuss current genomic sequencing technologies used for clinical testing and screening, and examples of how genetic testing can be useful in clinical care. This talk will draw from ongoing research into the genetic causes of hereditary hearing loss by my group at the University of Washington.

Learning Objectives: As a result of participating in this webinar, participants should be able to:

Understand the fundamentals of human genetics, including genomic structure, the central dogma of biology, and the different types of mutations.
Compare and contrast current sequencing technologies and how they are used clinically.
Complete an overview of the diversity of hearing loss genes, their functions, and their resulting phenotypes.
Observe primary data depicting the prevalence of hearing loss genes in patients from the Seattle area.
Identify different patterns of inheritance for hereditary hearing loss using pedigrees and clinical examples.

Biosketch: Ryan is an MD PhD student at the University of Washington whose primary research focuses on the genetic causes of hearing loss, and specifically on the identification and functional characterization of novel genes and mutations. Prior to joining UW’s MD PhD program, he completed a post-baccalaureate fellowship at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) where he worked on the evaluation of immune dysregulation in those with genetic disorders of glycosylation. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Neurobiology and Biochemistry from UW.

Ryan Carlson receives an honorarium for this presentation and has no other financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

The WSELC Fall Seminar is available for ASHA continuing education credit: .3 ASHA CEUs are available for participants.